The licenses are not my cup of tea, except maybe for "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen. For what it's worth, there's also no new songs from the DDR A western artists: no Pitbull, no Ariana, no Selena, no Avicii, etc. What is encouraging from the news, though, is that these license additions might very well mean that A20 is returning to North America, and hopefully Europe, too.

I mean, I don't see the Asian market being big on Bruno Mars, Owl City, LMblahblahblah, etc. As DDR Addict points out, this music was the most popular in North America. Also, early DDR releases and the X3 to 2014 era were more reflective of what Japan liked, which is why artists like Smile.DK and (previously) Jenny Rom made it big. From SuperNOVA to X2, we saw Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Britney covers, etc. All this to say that I hope Konami is having serious discussions with D&B, Cineplex, Round1 USA and more.

P.S.: To answer DDR Addict's remark about "Finesse", I think it's an oversight, and Cardi B and the music video will be included. >_<
P.S. 2: Does the "Avenger" song by USAO have anything to do with the Avengers movies, even if loosely related?

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I'm skeptical about this "leak", but maybe it's because I only really like 4 of the songs on this list (Easy, Good Time, This Girl, Touch Me (All Night Long)). Touch Me is surprising to me because that song is almost 30 years old at this point, and the last round of Western licenses on A were all modern-ish songs. This list feels like something they'd have thrown together for a Universe game if they were still making them.

I mean, I don't see the Asian market being big on Bruno Mars, Owl City, LMblahblahblah, etc.

Nearly all of the western licenses on Ace were either big hits in Japan or featured artists that are well-known in Japan, with the only outlier being Hillbilly Shoes. These seem to still be the case with the new ones (Party Rock Anthem was big, Owl City is pretty popular in Japan), and I assume Jojo Siwa is the result of Nickelodeon/Viacom wanting to push her brand like crazy.

, and I assume Jojo Siwa is the result of Nickelodeon/Viacom wanting to push her brand like crazy.

(Sarcastic) Hooray I can't wait to have my DDR video on this trash song copyrighted by Viacom made by some annoying Kids Bop or Musically/TikTok kid.

Honestly if this is real and these songs are in the game, why the heck would Konami have a song made by some kid who ate 100 Happy Meals for a YouTube video (Just shows how bad the next or current generation is.), I mean if they can add (I apologize for bringing this up.) JB on DDR II and DRS they can add what ever they want.

Contrary to popular belief, Jojo Siwa actually didn't get fame from TikTok and/or Kidz Bop, but rather on YouTube.
She also gained notability for appearing in dance competitions and then landed a spot in the Lifetime series "Dance Moms" before signing a contract with Nickelodeon.

I beg to assume that some of you thought that all of today's famous internet kids came from TikTok like Sartorius and NyanNyanCosplay.

Speculation and leaks aside, we still don't know for certain until Konami makes it official.

, and I assume Jojo Siwa is the result of Nickelodeon/Viacom wanting to push her brand like crazy.

(Sarcastic) Hooray I can't wait to have my DDR video on this trash song copyrighted by Viacom made by some annoying Kids Bop or Musically/TikTok kid.

Honestly if this is real and these songs are in the game, why the heck would Konami have a song made by some kid who ate 100 Happy Meals for a YouTube video (Just shows how bad the next or current generation is.), I mean if they can add (I apologize for bringing this up.) JB on DDR II and DRS they can add what ever they want.

Look I know hating on pop music is like a thing every BEMANI kid does, and when they made entire songlists like that it was kind of understandable...

...But like having any kind of variety in DDR's great to me, especially when it can bring in more players. If they're not taking slots that would be filled with konami songs or dance trax, anything's pretty much welcome to me. (i mean i don't vibe with any of the idol songs / hardstyle trax. Would much rather play Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber tbh. :V)

also outside of otaku culture in Japan this shit's just as popular over there.

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anyways I'm excited if true, JoJo siwa can't make me not have fun I'm excited for a 90s dance song never expected that now ooh yes girl also I don't think fineese not featuring cardi b is a oversight since the cardi b version is labeled as a remix and the tweet had no such thing listed lmao

Damn I really like that Porter Robinson song. I should definitely listen to him more often.

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Finally getting some 90s dance.

It would be cool if they added more 90s dance songs that weren't featured in any Dancemania album, like Played-A-Live (the original version by Safri Duo) or Be My Lover by La Bouche, or even Baby Baby by Corona